Bug 188024

Summary:	Default value of LANG variable does not get modified when language is changed in gdm
Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4	Reporter:	Runa Bhattacharjee <runab>
Component:	gdm	Assignee:	Ray Strode [halfline] <rstrode>
Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG	QA Contact:	Mike McLean <mikem>
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Version:	4.0	CC:	ankit, eng-i18n-bugs
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Description Runa Bhattacharjee 2006-04-05 13:39:34 UTC

Description of problem:

The default value of the LANG variable in /etc/sysconfig/i18n is en_US.UTF-8
although language selected in gdm is Bengali India (bn_IN.UTF-8). Note: The
installation was done via kickstart in en_US locale.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

Spotted in RHEL4U3

How reproducible:


Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install RHEL4 using en_US locale
2. After installation, in gdm screen, choose Bengali India, set it as default
for the system and log-in.
3.cat /etc/sysconfig/i18n and spot the value of LANG
  
Actual results:

LANG=en_US.UTF-8

Expected results:

LANG=bn_IN.UTF-8


Additional info:
The installation was done via kickstart in en_US locale.

Comment 1 Jens Petersen 2006-04-06 02:04:27 UTC

Err, gdm language selection shouldn't change the system locale,
it is just to control the desktop locale of your X session.

Does "printenv LANG" give you "bn_IN.UTF-8" on your desktop?

Comment 2 Jens Petersen 2006-04-06 02:24:21 UTC

Just to clarify setting default means setting the default desktop locale
for the user logging in - not the system default locale: they are two
completely distinct and unrelated settings.

Comment 3 Runa Bhattacharjee 2006-04-07 04:01:57 UTC

The printenv LANG returns bn_IN.UTF-8.
In case of the system default locale not being set to bn_IN.UTF-8, the settings
in Firefox is not defaulting to Unicode, which is the default for indic locales.
Is this a bug and/or should I report it elsewhere?